Listeria outbreak

Two cases of listeriosis have been reported in the Illawarra-Shoalhaven Health region in people who've eaten recalled cheese products.

The local health board says the people fell ill in December.

In New South Wales six people have been diagnosed with the bacterial infection after eating the recalled cheeses - including a pregnant woman who subsequently miscarried.

Across Australia two people have died.

Dr Shaun Tobin from the health ministry says people need to check their fridges for Jindi cheese products manufactured up until 7th of January.

"It's not always easy to tell where someone has acquired their listeria infection but we do know certainly two of the cases in the Illawarra Shoalhaven are related, or we think are related to cheese consumption," he said.

"And that's why we are urging people to make sure they don't have any of this implicated cheese in their own fridges still".